Yellow sand from China's desert regions has reached parts of Japan. Weather officials expect that in the coming days sandstorms will hit wider areas of the country, possibly affecting traffic and ...

Cities throughout Japan continued to see yellow sand in the air on Wednesday, with the weather agency predicting the phenomenon to last through Thursday morning, having started on Tuesday.

Yellow sand is fine dust particles churned up by strong winds from deserts on China’s mainland. In some areas of China, yellow sand reduced visibility to less than 2 km on the morning of April 11.

Yellow sand has been confirmed in several parts over the skies of western Japan and is expected to spread over a wide area from Kyushu to northeastern Japan through April 18, according to the ...

However, a vast area of Japan may experience a wide storm of yellow sands on Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially blurring views of cherry blossoms. The sands could reduce visibility in western and ...

This screenshot from the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows predicted yellow dust concentrations near the surface at 6 p.m. on March 25, 2025. TOKYO -- Yellow dust carried by westerly winds ...